Trial reportBMJ open2022
Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04663945 (Predictors of Recovery and the App-Facilitated Tele-Rehabilitation), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Predictors of Recovery and the App-Facilitated Tele-Rehabilitation (AFTER) Program for COVID Survivors
Who cites it
37 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in patients with post-COVID-19: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training and multicomponent physical training in patients with post-COVID conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the effectiveness of eHealth interventions in treating Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) outcomes: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Pooled it
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- Rehabilitation and COVID-19: systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Rehabilitation Interventions for Physical Capacity and Quality of Life in Adults With Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
- Symptom-based rehabilitation in people with post-COVID-19 condition (RELOAD study): a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Trial
- Telerehabilitation and Face-to-Face Exergame Delivery Modalities to Improve Postural Control in Older Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Trial
- Virtual recovery: efficacy of telerehabilitation on dyspnea, pain, and functional capacity in post-COVID-19 syndrome.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Trial
- Pitavastatin Is Well-Tolerated With no Detrimental Effects on Physical Function.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025 · on this mapTrial
- Telerehabilitation improves cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness and body composition in older people with post-COVID-19 syndrome.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Trial
- Non clinic-Based Interventions to Mitigate Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: A Scoping Review.Critical care explorations · 2026Article
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2026.Intensive care medicine · 2026Article
- Safety and Effectiveness of an Exercise-Based Telerehabilitation Program in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Post COVID Syndrome: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Changes in Symptoms of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: A Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review.JMA journal · 2025Review
- The Safety of Telerehabilitation: Systematic Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Review
- Physical Function Differences by COVID-19 Status: A Cross-sectional Analysis From the RECOVER Adult Cohort.Physical therapy · 2025Observational
- Value-Based Experiences Related to Digital Follow-Up Services Among Critical Care Survivors: An International Qualitative Study.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesDetermine the safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of a multicomponent telerehabilitation programme for COVID-19 survivors.
designPilot randomised feasibility study.
settingIn-home telerehabilitation.
participants44 participants (21 female, mean age 52 years) discharged home following hospitalisation with COVID-19 (with and without intensive care unit (ICU) stay).
interventionsParticipants were block randomised 2:1 to receive 12 individual biobehaviourally informed, app-facilitated, multicomponent telerehabilitation sessions with a licenced physical therapist (n=29) or to a control group (n=15) consisting of education on exercise and COVID-19 recovery trajectory, physical activity and vitals monitoring, and weekly check-ins with study staff. Interventions were 100% remote and occurred over 12 weeks. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was feasibility, including safety and session adherence. Secondary outcomes included preliminary efficacy outcomes including tests of function and balance; patient-reported outcome measures; a cognitive assessment; and average daily step count. The 30 s chair stand test was the main secondary (efficacy) outcome.
resultsNo adverse events (AEs) occurred during testing or in telerehabilitation sessions; 38% (11/29) of the intervention group compared with 60% (9/15) of the control group experienced an AE (p=0.21), most of which were minor, over the course of the 12-week study. 27 of 29 participants (93%; 95% CI 77% to 99%) receiving the intervention attended ≥75% of sessions. Both groups demonstrated clinically meaningful improvement in secondary outcomes with no statistically significant differences between groups.
conclusionFully remote telerehabilitation was safe, feasible, had high adherence for COVID-19 recovery, and may apply to other medically complex patients including those with barriers to access care. This pilot study was designed to evaluate feasibility; further efficacy evaluation is needed. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04663945.
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